Clothes-bracket



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES STIMPSON, OF BALDWINSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

CLOTH ES-BRACKET.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 49,007', dated July 25, 1865.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES STIMPsoN, of Baldwinsville, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Clothes-Bracket; and I dohereby declare that Athe following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this speciication, in which- Figurelis an end view of the clothes-bracket when adjusted for use. 1 `ig.2 is a plan or top view of the same. Fig. 3 is an inside view of the bracket, showing the manner in which I increase its capacity by attaching supplement.- ary rods.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the same ligures.

My invention consists in a suitable bracket to be attached to the side of a room or in any other proper place, having folding` or swinging arms connected together by cross-rods, on which the clothes are hung.

It also consists in the combination, with the said bracket, of a series of rods suitably connected together and attached tothe bracket., as will be presently described, whereby the surface on which to hang the clothes or other articles is considerablyT increased.

To enable others to understand my in venton,-

I will proceed to describe it.

A A represent the brackets, which are of any suitable form, and which are attached to the 'side of a room in any suitable manner. A number of holes, a a, a, (see Fig. 1,) are made through these brackets for the insertion of rods b b, (see Fig. 2,) which extend across from one to the other of the brackets.

B B are the arms, which are of a suitable length, and likewise connected together by rods or bars c c c, on which to hang the clothes, and of a distance apart equal to the distance between the brackets A A. Said arms B B have journals d on their inner ends, which turn in suitable bearings, e, in the outer ends of Vthe brackets, so that th ey can be swung u pward, and thus be out of the way. They can also be removed entirely from the brackets, if desired. When in a horizontal position they are held in place by lugsf, which bear against suitablyarranged projecting-pieces g on the insides ot' the bracket-s.

Toincrease the capacity of the clothes-bracket for holding the clothes or other articles, I connect together a number-two or more-ot' rods or bars, h h, in any simple or convenient way-as, for instance, running a cord, t', through a hook, j, which `is hooked to the bracket, (see Fig. 3,) and winding the said cords around the rods, one alter another, at suitable distances apart, so as to hold them in place.

The brackets A A, with a series of rods, h h, attached thereto, will befound to possess quite a considerable surface on which to hang the clothes, even should the arms B B with their connecting-rods c Ilot be attached. The con` venience of this arrangement for a clothesbracket is obvious.

It will be observed that the arms may be readily removed when desired, and the brackets do not occupy much space in a room nor disigure iu the least the appearance of' the room; also, that the ready means I employ for increasing the capacity ot' the clothes-bracket is of great advantage.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The folding and removable frame B c, sup ported by lugs g g from the brackets A A, as and for the purpose described.

The above specication of my invention signed by me this 17th day ot' May, 1865.

JAMES STIMSON.

Witnesses:

M. A. WiLsoN, S. CADY. 

